Became law as Public Act 03-273, signed July 9, 2003, 98 days after it was filed.
2003 Regular Session
House Bill 6700
AN ACT CONCERNING THE APPOINTMENT OF AN INVESTIGATORY GRAND JURY.
What it does
The synopsis the General Assembly published with the bill.
To adopt procedures to lessen the likelihood of innocent persons being convicted of a crime and to ensure that wrongfully convicted persons have an opportunity to establish their innocence by providing for the electronic recording of interrogations, preservation of DNA evidence, postconviction DNA testing and sequential identification procedures, and to establish an advisory commission to review cases in which an innocent person has been wrongfully convicted.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
April 2 to July 9, 2003, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action32 actions on 15 days
In the House of RepresentativesApr 2 to Jun 463 days
Judiciary CommitteeApr 2 to Apr 1614 days
Appropriations CommitteeMay 6 to May 126 days
Public Safety and Security CommitteeMay 14 to May 206 days
In the SenateJun 4 to Jun 40 days
Waiting to be sentJun 4 to Jun 2319 days
With the GovernorJun 23 to Jul 916 days
Amendments
Each amendment offered, and what became of it.
House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted
Adopted Jun 4
Text
Each version as the General Assembly printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the General Assembly published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Apr 2 – Jun 4
- Apr 2Introduced and sent to Judiciary Committee
- Apr 3Heard in Judiciary Committee
- Apr 16Judiciary Committee recommended a substitute for it
- May 6Sent to Appropriations Committee
- May 12Appropriations Committee recommended it
- May 14Sent to Public Safety and Security Committee
- May 20Public Safety and Security Committee recommended it
- Jun 4The House of Representatives adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- Passed the House of Representatives with House of Representatives Amendment A
In the Senate Jun 4
- Jun 4Sent to the Senate
- The Senate adopted House of Representatives Amendment A
- Passed the Senate with House of Representatives Amendment A
To the Governor Jun 19 – Jul 9
- Jun 19Numbered Public Act 03-273
- Jun 23Sent to the Secretary of the State
- Jul 9Signed by the Governor
All 32 actions, as published
- Apr 2REF. TO JOINT COMM. ONBoth houses
- Apr 3PUBLIC HEARINGBoth houses
- Apr 16Joint Favorable SubstituteBoth houses
- Apr 16FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- Apr 24REFERRED TO OLR, OFABoth houses
- Apr 30RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- Apr 30FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Apr 30HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBERHouse of Representatives
- Apr 30FILE NO.Both houses
- May 6REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
- May 12Joint FavorableBoth houses
- May 13FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- May 13RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- May 13NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- May 13TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- May 14REF. BY HOUSE TO COMMITTEE ONHouse of Representatives
- May 20Joint FavorableBoth houses
- May 21FILED WITH LCOBoth houses
- May 21RPTD. OUT OF LCOBoth houses
- May 21NO NEW FILE BY COMM. ONBoth houses
- May 21TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDARHouse of Representatives
- Jun 4HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Jun 4HOUSE PASSED, HOUSE AMEND. SCH.House of Representatives
- Jun 4TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULES.Both houses
- Jun 4FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.Senate
- Jun 4SENATE CALENDAR NUMBERSenate
- Jun 4RULES SUSPENDEDSenate
- Jun 4SEN. ADOPTED HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- Jun 4SEN. PASSED, HO. AMEND. SCH.Senate
- Jun 19PUBLIC ACTBoth houses
- Jun 23TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATEBoth houses
- Jul 9SIGNED BY GOVERNORGovernor